Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,048
Federal tax deduction
- $2,903
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,064
CPP deduction
- $1,057
EI deduction
- $348
Total tax
- $6,373
Net pay
* $15,675
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,675
Net pay
$1,545
Tax the employer pays
$6,373
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,918
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,545 to pay you $22,048. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.9% tax rate now rises to 33.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $22,048 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,373. That means that your net pay will be $15,675 per year, or $1,306 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.9% and your marginal tax rate is 30.5%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $30.46, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.54.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $695 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,477 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 17,420
21.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,140
22.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,913
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,574
24.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,521
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,500
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,943
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,925
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,799
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,716
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,675
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,572
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,510
29.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,968
0.4%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,874
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,483
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 20,081
8.9%
4
France
CAD 19,396
12.0%
5
Norway
CAD 19,280
12.6%
6
Russia
CAD 19,182
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,964
14.0%
8
Austria
CAD 18,652
15.4%
9
Italy
CAD 18,208
17.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 18,119
17.8%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,969
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,749
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,632
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,698
24.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,573
24.8%
16
Poland
CAD 15,815
28.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,111
31.5%
18
Finland
CAD 15,026
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,772
33.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,749
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,874
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,898
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,339
12.3%
1
Canada
CAD 16,574
24.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,941
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,884
5.3%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,315
7.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,099
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,188
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CAD 19,005
13.8%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,697
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,648
15.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,614
15.6%
9
Japan
CAD 17,845
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,807
19.2%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,620
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,501
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,876
23.5%
14
India
CAD 15,749
28.6%
15
China
CAD 15,587
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 20,002
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,934
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,752
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,733
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,556
11.3%
5
Panama
CAD 18,980
13.9%
6
Chile
CAD 17,984
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,931
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,297
21.6%
9
Peru
CAD 17,102
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,767
24.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,322
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,818
14.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,643
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,341
25.9%
3
Angola
CAD 16,281
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,139
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 16,021
27.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,962
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,170
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,153
31.3%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,741
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,607
33.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,966
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,946
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,946
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,284
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,284
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,843
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,623
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,149
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,921
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,800
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,424
43.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Alberta tables of Canada, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.